Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2026, 6:23 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 22 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2026, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Goodhue County, MN, Rice County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:27 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 W Kenyon, MN | DELAYED REPORT: Video via NWSChat showing funnel cloud co-located with rotation on radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437
WFUS53 KMPX 232323
TORMPX
MNC049-131-240000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0017.260623T2323Z-260624T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
623 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Rice County in south central Minnesota...
Southwestern Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of Nerstrand, or 7 miles east of
Faribault, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
* This tornado will be near...
Kenyon around 635 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Ruskin and Nerstrand
Big Woods State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4436 9315 4420 9276 4420 9311 4427 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 303DEG 33KT 4429 9314
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
MPG3 follow-up statements
216
WWUS53 KMPX 232330
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
630 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNC049-131-240000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260624T0000Z/
Goodhue MN-Rice MN-
630 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
RICE AND SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTIES...
At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kenyon, or 11 miles east of Faribault, moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Kenyon around 635 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9304 4420 9311 4425 9317 4433 9309
4420 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 303DEG 33KT 4429 9314
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
MPG673
WWUS53 KMPX 232336
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
636 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNC131-232346-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260624T0000Z/
Rice MN-
636 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southwest Goodhue
County.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9276 4420 9304 4431 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 303DEG 33KT 4425 9307
$$
MNC049-240000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260624T0000Z/
Goodhue MN-
636 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kenyon, or 15 miles east of Faribault, moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Kenyon around 640 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9276 4420 9304 4431 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 303DEG 33KT 4427 9306
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
MPG207 WWUS53 KMPX 232345 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 645 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 MNC049-232355- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260624T0000Z/ Goodhue MN- 645 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4420 9276 4420 9304 4431 9304 TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 303DEG 33KT 4423 9299 $$ MPG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 22 min |
| Jun 23, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Swift | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice, Scott | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Renville | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville | 38 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.